"I never thought I'd say this but 'Good evening, Wollongong'," said Elton John a couple of songs into the second show of his Once in a Lifetime tour – a tour that has already taken in Mackay and will next head to other parts of Australia he has never or rarely played.

Ian Astbury and BIlly Duffy are the only members left from the 1983, but they still have plenty of gas in the tank and know how to please a crowd. Guitar heroics and rock star posturing are an added bonus.

You've seen him play the guitar like Jimi Hendrix, dance like James Brown and, if you're getting on a bit, do everything from shoot basketball hoops to (ahem) hump his microphone during his spectacular full-band shows.